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lovember
BONFIRE KICKS OFF HOMECOMING
FEATURE ATTRACTION during Homecoming was the lighting of the bonfii
The University of Houston's fifteenth
Homecoming reunion is drawing near.
Again this year, as in all years since the
first Homecoming game was celebrated in
1946. the weekend's events are kicked off
with the tradkional pep rally and bonfire
on the Cougar campus.
Student volunteers go without sleep to
complete a stable framework, while coeds
lend a hand by bringing food, hot coffee
and moral support. Finally, the huge structure is finished, but it can't be left unguarded. Already weary students keep watch
over their creation until the time comes
for the bonfire to burn.
As day turns into night, students and
cheerleaders gather around the unlit bonfire. The Homecoming Queen candidates
are introduced, then torches are thrown
to start the fire, and the pep rally begins.
The smoke and flames from the bonfire
reach high up into the high, and the sounds
of cheering Cougars echo far into the
night. At last the fire flickers and dies, but
the Cougar spirit lives on.
HIGHER AND HIGHER climbs A.P.O. Dick Las-
setter as he secures boards to serve as a skeleton for the bonfire.
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